94972
ZIP 94972 is Valley Ford, California, in Sonoma County; area code 707; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Sonoma
- Metro area
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 38.3366, -122.9393
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Where 94972 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 94972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGhG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 94,972 = 2 × 2 × 23743. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111001011111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94971 (Tomales, CA, 8 mi away) and 94973 (Woodacre, CA, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 94972 becomes 27949 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kitty Hawk, NC, 2,573 miles away.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27499, 27949, 29479, 47929, 47992, 49279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99742 in Gambell, AK, 2,645 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,307 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94972 and you would come out at 38.34°S, 57.06°E — 1,002 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
- 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 94972 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 28This ZIP28 |
| Annual payroll | $1,994,000This ZIP$1,994,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.56 sq miThis ZIP4.56 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 94972
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 94972
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
94922 | Bodega, CA | 1.5 mi |
94923 | Bodega Bay, CA | 5.2 mi |
94929 | Dillon Beach, CA | 5.8 mi |
95472 | Sebastopol, CA | 6.0 mi |
95419 | Camp Meeker, CA | 6.1 mi |
94971 | Tomales, CA | 7.5 mi |
95444 | Graton, CA | 7.6 mi |
95473 | Sebastopol, CA | 7.8 mi |
95465 | Occidental, CA | 8.0 mi |
94940 | Marshall, CA | 9.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 94972?
94972 is in Valley Ford, California, in Sonoma County, part of the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3366, -122.9393.
What county is 94972 in?
94972 lies in Sonoma County.
What area code is 94972?
Valley Ford uses area code 707, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 94972 in?
94972 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 94972?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 94972. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 94972?
The closest are 94922 (1.5 mi), 94923 (5.2 mi), 94929 (5.8 mi), 95472 (6 mi) and 95419 (6.1 mi).
Is 94972 a PO Box ZIP code?
94972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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